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    USB Microscope for checking etched steel samples?

    I have a USB micriscope @ work. Brand name is Dino-Lite. We used an inexpensive one (<$100US 2 years ago) to check knife serrations that we were deleloping on our 5 axis CNC blade grinder. Stupidity is the basic building block of the universe. F.Z.
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    Transmission Gears

    Why not consider using "off the shelf" gears from Hewland, Extrac, Emco... who all manufacture racing gearboxes (high hp, high revs). They will give you almost endless ratios and they have already figured out the materials, processes. Stupidity is the basic building block of the universe. F.Z.
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    Assembling a deck of cards

    Try using Mate Reference. <Insert><Referenece Geometry><Mate Reference> Stupidity is the basic building block of the universe. F.Z.
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    Master cylinder location question

    Make sure that the caliper is mounted in the correct orientation. Stupidity is the basic building block of the universe. F.Z.
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    Machinist sayings or &quot;quotes&quot;

    "....I cut it twice and it's still too short. I'd better cut it again..." Stupidity is the basic building block of the universe. F.Z.
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    Cursor gets stuck in 'rotate about entity' mode

    I had this issue before SP1.0 along with several issues. thread559-136513 I installed the SP and upgraded my video card driver, but occasionaly the cursor problems would come back. When I followed SBaugh's advice (thanks!) of deleting the old driver, reboot, installing the new driver and...
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    Hydrogen fueled vehicle using Mg?

    Since they estimate that you'll need ~ 220 lbs of metal to provide the equivalent of a tank of gas and wholesale aluminum prices are currently running at $0.83US / lb..... $180 for a tank of "fuel"! .....I have some prime swamp land for sale! Stupidity is the basic building block of the...
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    A 2006 Rave

    Is there a "technique do's & dont's" book that I'm missing. If technique can cause SolidWorks to crash, it was never mentioned in any of the training classes I've taken. My technique has remained the same, but with SW06 I've gone from 0 crashes with 2005 to ~20 crashes with 2006 since we...
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    Mouse cursor has changed

    I installed the latest driver for the NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400 (7.1.8.4) and problem #3 still occurs, although it's only once or twice a day instead of 8-10 per day. Issues # 1 & 2 seemed to have been solved. I'm working on installing SP1.0 today. Stupidity is the basic building block of the...
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    Mouse cursor has changed

    Thanks for you help. Most of these issues started late last week. We switched to SW just this past May and purchased all new hardware at the same time. We had no issues with 2005, but started having minor glitches with 2006. Our VAR has recently changed the way they handle support from your...
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    Mouse cursor has changed

    We've been operating SW2006 for ~ 4 weeks now, and have had many unusual and annoying problems cropping up. Today I used the measure command and now my mouse cursor is stuck on the "measure" cursor. It appears in all of my open parts and assemblies, and only changes to the "pencil" when I start...
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    Anyone with knowledge about magnetic fluids?

    Try this site. Rheonetic Magnetic fluid systems Lord Corporation Cary North Carolina http://www.lord.com/
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    Getting around a turbo restrictor requirement

    Look back a few years(7 or 8 maybe) to the time when Toyota got a death sentence (banned) from the World Rally Championship for "sucessfully" creating a device to bypass the restrictor plate. The only reason that they were caught is that an ex-employee involved with the project provided the...
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    maximum piston speed?

    Be-Cu was ultimately used due to it's wear charasteristics and strength. We were experimenting with several different materials and coatings for our liners. Base materials ranged from cast iron to Be-Cu with hard chrome or Nikasil coatings, to an experimental Aluminum-ceramic fiber matrix...
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    Connecting rod shape

    This is somewhat related to similar posts on the Maximum Piston speed forum. In a previous position with one of the former Japanese engine suppliers to CART, we used H-beam con rods. We were working with a leading Euro connecting rod manufacturer and at the time our revs were relatively low...
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